HSK 3

(shén): spirit, god, supernatural being

shén

spirit, god, supernatural being

Pinyin

shén

HSK Level

Level 3

Characters

1

English Meaning

spirit, god, supernatural being

How to Write (shén)

is written in 9 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
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  3. 3
  4. 4
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  9. 9

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Origin of

A phono-semantic compound: 礻 (spirit) carries the meaning, and 申 hints at the pronunciation.

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

出神

chūshén

留神

liúshén

眼神

yǎnshén

神仙

shénxiān

神圣

shénshèng

神奇

shénqí

神态

shéntài

神气

shénqì

神秘

shénmì

神经

shénjīng

神话

shénhuà

精神

jīngshén

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